Evaluation Question 7

I created a Camtasia which describes the process of creating the Thriller and what I learned. 

The process of making my own Thriller opening taught me a lot about the Thriller genre, as I had to research the genre before making my own one. I enjoyed watching Thriller films and know I think it might be one of my favourite genres of film.

I also learned about the differences between a Thriller and Horror, I found this very interesting as before I could not differentiate between the two. 

Making my own Thriller opening has also made me confident with using technology, such as professional cameras and softwares. Before starting this project I could not use software such as Final Cut Pro or Soundtrack Pro, through making this thriller opening I have learned how to use these softwares and this is a skill that I can take with me after this project.

Coming up with the narrative was another aspect of making the Thriller, that me and my group really enjoyed. It was fun to come with an original idea, and come up with our own storyline. 

I have learned that I do like working in a group, however sometimes when working in a group I found that I favoured my ideas a lot over other people, and would become annoyed if someone did something that I thought was unnecessary. (For example editing something in a particular order, which I thought was wasting time).  

I also think that the part of the process I least enjoyed was filming. As we had to film shots many times in order to ensure we had got what we wanted.

Planning was my favourite part of the process of making my thriller, as I liked being creative and having the opportunity to create anything I wanted. A particular part of the planning process I really enjoyed was making the 'Missing Child' poster, knowing that it was the most important prop in the film I attempted to make it look as realistic as possible, I enjoyed the challenge of doing this. 

The other members of the group Carina and Giselle were really fun to work with, our personalities didn't clash at all and we communicated well together. We had already formed a friendship before the project so we were able to discuss other things as a group making the process of producing a Thriller not too stressful. 

Overall I enjoyed most of the process of making a thriller and think that I know obtain skills that I didn't not have before starting the project.  

I have learned a lot about the process of making a film, and the thriller genre.
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